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Gear for people who spend time outside. Durable, repairable and worth every euro.
Outdoor & Travel
A headlamp is a safety tool. The battery dies when you need it most if you trust a cheap one. Petzl and Black Diamond have made reliable headlamps for professional and outdoor use for…
Outdoor & Travel
A good pair of hiking boots costs €150 to €350 and lasts 10 to 20 years if resoled. A cheap pair costs €60 and lasts 2 years. The math is…
Outdoor & Travel
A cheap rain jacket lasts 2 to 3 seasons before the DWR treatment fails and it stops beading water. A good Gore-Tex jacket lasts 10 to 20…
Outdoor & Travel
Not everything on a bicycle needs to be performance gear. A good bell lasts the life of the bike. The Spurcycle is the premium choice, the…
Outdoor & Travel
The Nalgene Wide Mouth 1L is made from BPA-free Tritan plastic, has survived drops that would crack other bottles, and costs around €15. It…
Outdoor & Travel
The Mora Companion is a fixed-blade outdoor knife made in Sweden. Under €20, with a Scandinavian grind that is easy to maintain, it is the…
Outdoor & Travel
The MSR PocketRocket 2 has been the standard recommendation for backpacking stoves for two decades. 73 grams, fits in a palm, boils a litre…
Outdoor & Travel
A Buff is a seamless tube of fabric that works as a neck warmer, balaclava, hat, headband, face cover, and more. Once you have one, the…
Outdoor & Travel
Osprey's All Mighty Guarantee covers repair or replacement for any reason, any time: even if you bought it second-hand. The Farpoint 40 is…
Outdoor & Travel
Beech handle, carbon or stainless steel blade, Virobloc rotating ring lock. Under €15. The Opinel No. 8 has been one of the best-value…
Outdoor & Travel
Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, not the push stroke. That makes them faster and more accurate than Western saws. The Silky Gomboy…
Outdoor & Travel
The Z-Lite Sol is closed-cell foam in an accordion fold format. There is no air inside. It cannot puncture. It weighs 410 grams. It has…
Outdoor & Travel
The Deuter Futura 32 has a 3cm ventilation gap between your back and the bag. After two hours of hiking, your back is noticeably less…
Outdoor & Travel
One €40 stainless steel bottle versus €100+ a year on single-use plastic. The Klean Kanteen Classic and TKWide are built to last years…
Outdoor & Travel
The Swiss Army knife design has not fundamentally changed since 1891. The tools that actually get used (blade, scissors, screwdriver) have…
Outdoor & Travel
Red Wing boots are made in Minnesota and designed to be resoled, recrafted, and rebuilt. The company has a recraft service that will…
Outdoor & Travel
Darn Tough makes socks in Vermont with an unconditional lifetime guarantee: worn out pair, free replacement, no questions asked. They can…
Outdoor & Travel
Every Gransfors Bruk axe is hand-forged in Sweden and stamped with the initials of the smith who made it. Replacement handles are…
Outdoor & Travel
The Stanley Classic has barely changed since 1913. Stainless steel, vacuum insulated, and built for people who need their coffee hot after…
Outdoor & Travel
George Stephen invented the kettle grill in 1952 because he was tired of open grills that burned everything the moment the wind picked up.…